Thoughts on Deathnote

Is this the first thread of this new section? Anyway, this is just what the title says. Now that's it's complete, how good in your opinion was it? I'd give the series a 4/5, it was basically a great, thinking persons read.

4/5
I felt the series diped a bit in quality at around chapter 60, untill about 73. then i though it picked up again. I was left dissapointed with the ending, not the result of the ending but how they brought about the result.

It's the M&N Arcs that made the story and plot twisty and wierd.. for me i think it shud end at 9 volumes with either L or Kira the winner but well they chose to end L quick and extended the story that can be quite lame later~

Like it was mentioned many times, I think they should have ended it at L. Near, even though he was somewhat original and quite different in personality than L, wasn't as interesting. I think that there's only a certain amount of evilness Light could attain, and there was very little Light character development after Near.

The ending was upsetting for me, though realistic. I was surprised, and, being a die hard Kira fan, a bit dissapointed. However, it is acceptable.